半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。

Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 半途而废 bànérfèi to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
=1 半途而废 bàntú'érfèi to give up halfway through a task; to not finish what one has started
=2 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 shì variant of shì
=3 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=3 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
4 所能 suǒnéng
  1. according to one's capabilities
  2. what sb is capable of
5 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
=6 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=6 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=6 really and truly
=6 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=7 zuì variant of zuì
=7 zuì old variant of zuì
=7 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
8 糟糕 zāogāo
  1. too bad
  2. how terrible
  3. what bad luck
  4. terrible
  5. bad
=9 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=9 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=9 really and truly
=9 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
10 事情 shìqing affair; matter; thing; business

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